Thousands of AFRICAN NAMES for your dog, horse, cat, pet or child from Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia -

AFRICAN CELESTIAL NAMES

CHERIKA	The moon (Amharic/Ethiopian)
DUNIA	Earth (Swahili)
DUNIYA	Earth (Hausa)
HULLANTA	The universe; everything (Amharic/Ethiopian)
JATA	Celestial star (Kikuyu)
KIANIA	Dawn (Kikuyu)
KIANIRA	The dawn (Kikuyu)
MALEDA	Dawn (Amharic/Ethiopian)
MARET	The earth (Amharic/Ethiopian)
MARINDA	The evening star (Shona)
NYIKA	The earth
NYOTA	Star (Swahili)
ONILE	Spirit of the earth (Yoruba)
OSUMARE	Rainbow (Yoruba)
SAMA	Heaven, sky (Hausa)
SARRAQA	Celestial rise - the rise of the moon, stars, and sun (Amharic)
SHANIRA	Warmed by the sun (Shona)
ZUVAN	The sun (Shona)

AFRICAN NAMES MEANING BEAUTIFUL


AKILA	Most beautiful
AMMARA	Becomes beautiful (Ahmaric/Ethiopian)
ANGANA	Beauty woman (Shona/Bantu)
ASHAKI	Beautiful (West African)
AYANA	Beautiful flower (Ethiopian)
AZIZA	Gorgeous (Swahili)
BAHIYAH	Beautiful (Swahili)
BINTU	Beautiful one (Ivory Coast/Senegal)
CHANECIA	Smart and Beautiful
CHIOMA	Beautiful God
DARA	Beautiful (Bermudian)
FANTA	Beautiful day (Guinea and Cote D'Ivoire)
ISOKE	A beautiful gift from God (Nigeria)
JAMELIA	Beautiful
JAMILAH	Beautiful
JAMILIA	Beautiful
JAMILLA	Beautiful
JAMILLE	Beautiful
JEMILA	Beautiful
KAJUMBA	Beautiful (Bantu of Uganda)
KANYA	Beautiful ebony (Hausa)
KHANYSHA	Beautiful child (Swahili)
KIMANI	Sweet and beautiful (African American)
LEKYSHA	Popularity, beauty (Puerto Rico)
LEWA	Pretty, beautiful (Yoruba)
LIWA	Pretty, beautiful (Yoruba)
MAKEDA	The beautiful (Ethiopia)
NBULUNGI	Beautiful One (Ghana)
NAKISAI	Beautify (Shona of Zimbabwe)
NYASHIA	Beautiful African Princess of Purpose (Swahili)
ODARA	Beautiful woman
SHAKINA	Beautiful One
SHARTATI	Most beautiful mountain (Ethiopia)
SAUDA	Dark Beauty (Swahili)
UZURI	Beauty (Swahili)
WAZZALA	Beautiful and elegant (Amharic/Ethiopian)
WUB	Gorgeous or Beautiful (Ethiopia)
WUBA	I saw beauty (Amharic/Ethiopian)
ZAINABU	Beautiful (Swahili)
ZANTA	Beautiful girl (Swahili)

AFRICAN FLOWER AND PLANT NAMES

ABEBA	Flower (Ethiopian)
ABLA	A wild rose (Swa)
ACACIA	Thorny
AYANA	Beautiful flower (Ethiopian)
CHANUA	Blossom (Swahili)
DACIA	Purple flower
DARRATU	Blooming flower (Ethiopia)
GADINA	Flower garden (Hausa)
JANI	A Leaf (Kiswahili)
MBHALI	Rose (Zulu of South Africa)
OBAX	Flower (Somalian)
RUVA	Flower (Shona)
TITI	Flower (Nigerian)
UDAMA	Beautiful flowers (Algeria)
ZAHARA	Flower (Muslim)
ZAHRA	Flowering (Swahili)
ZENAIB	Flower (African American)

GHANA NAMES - (Twi, Fante, Ewe, Akan)


Aba	F	Fante: born on Thursday
Ababuo	F	Ewe: child that keeps coming back
Abam	F	Twi: second child after twins
Abeeku	M	Fante: born on Wednesday
Abena	F	Akan: born on Tuesday
Addae	M	Akan: morning sun
Adeben	M	Akan: the twelfth born
Adika	M	Ewe: first child of a second husband
Adofo (ahDOfo)	M	Akan: courageous warrior
Adom	M	Akan: help from God
Adowa	F	Akan: born on a Tuesday
Adwoa	F	Fante: born on a Monday
Afafa (a-FAH-fa)	F	Ewe: first child of second husband
Afia (a-FEE-a)	F	Ewe: born on Friday
Afryea (a-FRY-ya)	F	Ewe: born during good times
Afua	F	Ewe: born on Friday
Agyei (agJAYee)	M	Akan: messenger from God
Agyeman (agYEHman)	M	Akan: given to the 14th born
Agymah (agjeeMA)	M	Fante: one who leaves his community
Akosua (ah-KOH-soo-ah)	F	Ewe: born on Sunday
Akua (ah-KOO-ah)	F	Ewe: born on Wednesday
Akwete (ah-KWEH-the)	F	Ga: elder of twins
Akwokwo (ah-KWO-kwoh)	F	Ga: younger of twins
Ama (AH-ma)	F	Ewe: born on Saturday
Antobam (ahn-to-BAHM)	F	Fante: given to a posthumous child
Efia (e-FEE-ya)	F	Fante: born on Friday
Enyonyam (EN-yo-nam)	F	Ewe: it is good for me
Esi (e-SEE)	F	Ewe: born on Sunday
Kwame M: Kwami F: Kwamina	M	Akan: born on Saturday, first president of Ghana
Yafeu (ya-FE-oh)	M	Fante: bold
Yao	M	Ewe: born on Thursday
Yawo	M	Akan: born on Thursday
Yoofi (yo-o-FEE)	M	Akan: born on Friday
Yooku (yo-o-KOO)	M	Fante: born on Wednesday
Yorkoo (yor-KOO)	M	Fante: born on Thursday

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